Former NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to Evading Federal Records Laws

By Daniel Payne and Chelsea Cirruzzo · STAT News · 2026-08-18

According to reporting from STAT News, David Morens has admitted to conspiring to defraud the government by hiding communications from public records requests. The former senior adviser to Anthony Fauci acknowledged using personal devices to bypass transparency laws while attempt

According to reporting from STAT News, David Morens has admitted to conspiring to defraud the government by hiding communications from public records requests. The former senior adviser to Anthony Fauci acknowledged using personal devices to bypass transparency laws while attempt